The King Is Dead, Long Live the Law
Book the First. Of the RIGHTS of PERSONS. Chapter the Third. Of the King, and his Title. In this chapter you really see how Blackstone both inspired and pissed off the American founders. It’s a hymn...
Law and Philosophy
Equality and Ooze
Book the First. The RIGHTS of PERSONS. Chapter the Second. Of the Parliament In this chapter, Blackstone explains (p. 142) that for the rest of Book I he intends to discuss “the rights and duties...
Private Property and the Romance of Holiday Gift Giving
Book the First. Chapter the First. Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals. As I noted in my Christmas post last week, this chapter is where Blackstone identifies “private property” as one of the fundamental values of...
Rights of Passage
Book the First. Chapter the Second. Of the Parliament BlackStoneWeekly was in the midst of analyzing this chapter when, watching Barack Obama’s inauguration, my attention was drawn to a theme that runs through all four volumes...
Merry Christmas
Book the first. Of the RIGHTS of PERSONS. Chapter the first. Of the absolute RIGHTS of INDIVIDUALS. Black Stone Weekly is taking this week off to celebrate the holidays. Just one quick note first....
Law and Hope
Introduction. Section the Second. Of the NATURE of LAWS in General. In this section, Blackstone gives his famous definition of law: “a rule of civil conduct prescribed by the supreme...
New From Routledge: Law’s Sacrifice: Approaching the Problem of Sacrifice in Law, Literature, and Philosophy (2019) @routledgebooks @BrianWNail
New from Routledge; Law’s Sacrifice: Approaching the Problem of Sacrifice in Law, Literature, and Philosophy (Brian W. Nail and Jeffrey A. Ellsworth eds., Routledge, 2019). This volume examines the relationship between law and sacrifice...